countable
count
common
abstruct
sign, alphabet, memorandum, message.
A personal visit equals 20 messages.
الزيارة الشخصية تساوي 20 رسالة.
The Chinese language consists of a large number of letters.
تتكون اللغة الصينية من عدد كبير من الأحرف.
The bank sent him a letter telling him what was left of his balance.
أرسل البنك له رسالة لإخباره بما تبقى من رصيده.
The king sent a letter to one of his subjects.
أرسل الملك برسالة لأحد رعاياه.
This word consists of 7 letters.
تتكون هذه الكلمة من 7 أحرف.
Some letters are not pronounced when read within certain words.
بعض الأحرف لا تلفظ عند قراءتها ضمن كلمات معينة.
Did you get my message today?
هل وصلتك رسالتي اليوم؟
"write in letters," 1660s, from letter (n). Earlier it was used in a now obsolete sense "instruct" (mid-15c.).
also "graphic symbol, alphabetic sign, written character conveying information about sound in speech," from Old French letre "character, letter; missive, note," in plural, "literature, writing, learning" (10c., Modern French lettre), from Latin littera (also litera) "letter of the alphabet," also "an epistle, writing, document; literature, great books; science, learning;" a word of uncertain origin.
